FIFA World Cup: Mbaye and Lamine Yamal Enter Top 10 Youngest Scorers
At the FIFA World Cup, Senegal’s Ibrahim Mbaye and Spain’s Lamine Yamal have rewritten the record for youngest goalscorers. In group-stage play, Mbaye scored vs France on June 16 at 18 years and 143 days, becoming the tournament’s fourth-youngest scorer and the youngest African to score at a World Cup. Yamal followed with a goal in Spain’s 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia, entering the top 10 at 18 years and 343 days (eighth youngest). Updated all-time youngest scorers now place Pelé first (17 years and 239 days in 1958). Manuel Rosas is second, Gavi third, Mbaye fourth, and Michael Owen fifth. Pelé’s lead remains large: his record was set at 17, while everyone else listed was at least 18. The FIFA World Cup rankings are now seeing more recent top-5 entries, with multiple breakthroughs in the last four years.
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